Job overview

The role of Advanced Practitioner will be within the Breast Surgery team. The postholder will provide patient-centred clinical care, encompassing the skills of initial assessment through accurate history taking and examination, requesting appropriate investigations and reviewing these to reach an expert diagnosis with subsequent treatment plan and discharge of patients. The postholder will be key member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and the MDT process.

Main duties of the job

Deliver expert, patient-centred care throughout the full clinical pathway, including history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, ensuring patients feel heard, supported, and informed.

    Conduct comprehensive clinical examinations and plan care accordingly.

   Apply safe and effective critical thinking in clinical decision-making processes.

 Request and interpret appropriate diagnostic investigations (e.g. mammography, ultrasound, MRI), in line with patient symptoms and national/local guidelines.5.    Demonstrate expert knowledge of benign and malignant breast diseases, including current treatments and associated care pathways, following best practice and evidence-based guidelines.

Practice in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct and other relevant professional standards.

Working for our organisation

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff.  We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system.  Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

We employ nearly 5,000 people from over 80 nationalities, striving to be a diverse, inclusive employer and recognised leader in equality. We support flexible working, welcoming flexible applications. Proud of our many accreditations, we are embedding an anti-racist approach in all we do.